Breakthrough development could cure type 1 diabetes

October 10, 2014 1:04 PM

14
0

A scientific team has discovered how to successfully create insulin-producing cells and believe that their breakthrough research may eventually cure type 1 diabetes.

A team of scientists lead by Professor Douglas Melton of Harvard’s Medical School have developed a technique for converting stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells, a breakthrough that could potentially cure type 1 diabetes.